Details
Title: 竜馬がゆく
Title (romaji): Ryoma ga Yuku
Episodes: 43
Genre: Jidaigeki drama, renzoku drama
Air time: Sunday 20:00 to 20:45
Viewership: Ep1=22.9, High=22.9, Avg=14.5
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 1968-Jan-07 to 1968-Dec-29
See also: Ryoma ga Yuku (TBS, 1997)
Synopsis
The 6th NHK Taiga Drama is Ryoma ga Yuku. This renzoku drama chronicles the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, a pre-revolutionary who helped shape the face of modern Japan. In order to study swordsmanship, Ryoma heads for Edo where he meets many people who influence his thinking. He becomes close friends with men like Katsu Kaishu and Saigo Takamori and later establishes a naval training school in Kobe. Ryoma's controversial political views make him a target for shogunate assassins but his fervent belief in a classless society helps forge the Choshu-Satsuma alliance which ultimately brings about the Meiji Restoration.
Cast
Kitaooji Kinya
Mizutani Yaeko (水谷八重子)
Takahashi Hideki
Shimokawa Tappei (下川辰平)
Sugai Kin
Iwao Kinshiro (巌金四郎)
Asaoka Ruriko
Takizawa Osamu (滝沢修) as narrator
Production Credits
Original writing: Shiba Ryotaro
Scenario: Mizuki Yoko (水木洋子)
Music: Mamiya Michio (間宮芳生)
